Electric News

Frankfurt Am Main -
Hundreds of thousands of car enthusiasts are set to flock to Frankfurt's IAA motor show next week where auto giants hope to show off their electric prowess as scandal-plagued diesels take a backseat.

Atlantic City -
The empty Revel casino-hotel has already been fined $20,000 and will continue to be fined $5,000 a day by the city of Atlantic City until it gets electric service restored, officials said.

Washington -
The one-time star electric carmaker Fisker Automotive said Monday it sold "substantially all" of its assets to the Chinese auto parts group Wanxiang for $150 million.The news came after last year's bankruptcy filing by Fisker, whose sleek, sporty elect...

Tesla Motors, maker of electric cars, launched the first official Supercharger station on the US East Coast. The goal is to bring faster and more convenient charging of electric cars with lower wait time and more drive time.

Toronto -
The new commuter Metrolinx (ARL) train from Union Station downtown to Pearson International Airport will be up and running by 2015, according to Premier Dalton McGuinty. The new rail line will be 23.3 km long and run every 15 min.

President Barack Obama will announce $3.4 billion in government grants to help build a "smart" electric grid. the administration said that smart-grid deployment could cut electricity use by more than 4 percent by 2030.

Finding alternative sources of energy may not be easy for some, but sometimes it's where the rubber meets the road. Entrepreneurs are taking note, experimenting with small wind turbines lining the roads, solar arrays, and speed bumps.

Aptera announced today that they are producing a new car that gets 300 miles to the gallon for less than $30k. The car will come in both all-electric and hybrid versions. Aptera is Greek for "Wingless Flight"

When Illinois' 10-year price freeze ended January 1st, people were told to expect an increase of around 22-55%, according to BusinessWeek. Now the legislature is looking into why some Amren customers are paying on average up to 170% more than before the p